PLEASURES’ Holiday 2026 “Ciel Couvert” Collection Is Built for Overcast Days
Shot across Montreal, the campaign sets knitwear and cold-weather layers against the city’s mix of architecture and surfaces.
Summary
PLEASURES has unveiled its Holiday 2026 collection, “Ciel Couvert,” which takes its name from the French phrase for an overcast sky
Dark neutrals tie together a lineup of graphic pieces, knitwear, outerwear, denim, headwear and bottoms
The campaign was photographed in Montreal by Aime-Elle, with art direction from Nikki Nixon
PLEASURES has unveiled its Holiday 2026 collection, “Ciel Couvert,” taking its name from the French phrase for an overcast sky. The Los Angeles label leans fully into that gray-weather mood, building the season around a deeper, moodier palette and a heavy rotation of layering pieces made for colder months.
Dark neutrals act as the anchor for the entire range, giving even the louder graphic pieces a shared tonal base. Against that backdrop, PLEASURES works through a spread of knitwear in different constructions, alongside cold-weather layers designed to stack rather than stand alone.
The category mix runs wide, covering outerwear, denim, headwear and a broad selection of bottoms. Rather than relying on new shapes, the collection takes recognizable silhouettes and gives them a different edge through careful detailing, pairing heavier and lighter fabrics, smooth and rough surfaces, and print-led pieces with pared-back everyday staples. Proportions shift from piece to piece as well, setting up contrast within a single outfit.
Montreal serves as the collection’s visual counterpart. The campaign, shot across the city by photographer Aime-Elle, plays on the contrast between Montreal’s architectural styles, its varied textures and its own subdued color story, framing the clothes as part of the streetscape rather than placed in front of it. Nikki Nixon handled art direction, while Sara Takenaka styled and produced the shoot, with Aljosa Alijagic assisting on photography.
The result is a collection where the setting and the garments share the same language. The rough surfaces and tonal shifts of the city echo the textural layering of the clothes, extending the overcast idea from the palette into the campaign imagery itself.
The PLEASURES Holiday 2026 “Ciel Couvert” collection is available now via PLEASURES and select global retailers.
